Skiplagged: Travel Hacks

Compare more than the obvious flight

Skiplagged: Travel Hacks is a travel-search app for people willing to compare different ways of getting to a destination. It looks for flights, hotels and rental cars, and highlights itineraries that can be cheaper than a straightforward fare. The app is developed by Skiplagged and has more than 1,000,000 installs.

Itineraries with a twist

One of its best-known tools finds hidden-city flights: a ticket may cost less when your intended destination is a stop on the way to somewhere else. For example, a flight to a farther city via your destination could be cheaper than a direct ticket. Skiplagged also compares journeys split across separate tickets and combinations of one-way fares for a return trip. These options take more thought than booking a standard round trip, but can be useful when price matters more than keeping an itinerary simple.

Keep the rest of the trip in view

Flight searches can be filtered by duration and layovers, and fare alerts can help you keep track of domestic and international routes. The app also offers hotel searches, including airport and last-minute options, with price and amenity filters and traveler reviews. Rental cars round out the search, so it can help with several parts of a trip without being only a flight-comparison tool.

A practical fit for flexible planners

Skiplagged may suit travelers who are comfortable weighing unusual routes, separate bookings and potential savings against the convenience of a direct itinerary. It is less suited to anyone who wants every trip to be a simple, single-ticket booking. The app has a 4.77-star rating from 42,257 reviews, a substantial response from travelers using it to compare fares and trip options.